Details
| Type of Product: | NSTA Press Book |
| Publication Date: | 1/1/2001 |
| Pages: | 106 |
| Stock Number: | PB162X1S |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87355-222-6 |
| Grade Level: | High School |
Description
How can we decide what concentration of arsenic is acceptable in public drinking water? What does it mean to say that Vitamin D is a highly toxic chemical? How can we balance the risks of spraying pesticides versus the risks of insect-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, or Malaria? Students discover the answers to these intriguing questions and more by delving into the Cornell Scientific Inquiry Series: Assessing Toxic Risk, Student Edition. It includes five chapters of background text on the basic concepts of toxicology. Also included are planning forms, presentation guidelines, and peer review forms that guide students through self-designed research projects that encourage critical thinking. This integrated approach allows students to discover firsthand the natural links between biology, chemistry, environmental science, and human health.
Additional Info
| Intended User Role: | High-School Educator, Learner, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Educational research, Informal education, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Learning theory, Teacher content knowledge |
Contents
Preface
sciLINKS
SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING TOXIC RISK
Chapter 1. The Dose Makes the Poison
• Any Chemical Can Be Toxic
• Are Natural Chemicals Safer?
• How Much Is Too Much?
-Dose/Response Bioassays
-Comparing Chemical Toxicities
• Long-Term versus Short-Term Toxicity
• Testing Chronic Toxicity
• Conclusion
• For Discussion
• Toxicity Calculations
Chapter 2. From Data to Standards
• Setting Drinking Water Standards
• From Data to Standards
• For Discussion
Chapter 3. What’s the Risk?
• How Safe Is Safe Enough?
• What Are the Trade-Offs?
-One Risk versus Another
-Risk versus Cost
• For Discussion
Chapter 4. Ecological Risks
• Effects of Chemical Properties
• Testing Environmental Impacts of New Compounds
• For Discussion
Chapter 5. Using Bioassays for Environmental Research
• Bioassay Species
• Concentration versus Dose
• An Introduction to Experimental Design
• Interpreting Bioassay Results
• For Discussion
• References
SECTION 2: TOXICOLOGY PROTOCOLS: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
TOXICOLOGY PROTOCOLS
• Protocol 1 – Serial Dilutions
• Protocol 2 – Dose/Response Experiments Using Lettuce Seeds
• Protocol 3 – Dose Response Experiments Using Duckweed
• Protocol 4 – Dose/Response Experiments Using Daphnia
• Protocol 5 – Testing Environmental Samples Using Bioassays
• Protocol 6 – Preparing Water Treatment Columns
• Protocol 7 – Chemical Classification of Toxicants
WORKSHEETS FOR PROTOCOLS
• Protocol Planning Sheet
• Data Analysis Peer Review Form
SECTION 3: BEYOND PROTOCOLS: CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE RESEARCH
IDEAS FOR BIOASSAY RESEARCH
• Dose/Response Bioassays
• Bioassays on Environmental Samples
• Detoxification/Classification Experiments
• Other Possibilities
WORKSHEETS FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH
• Forms for Planning Research
-Choosing a Research Topic
-Interactive Research Planning Sheet #1
-Interactive Research Planning Sheet #2
• Presenting Research Results
-Bioassay Research Report Form
-Poster Design Guidelines
• Peer Review Forms
-Experimental Design Peer Review Form
-Research Report Peer Review Form
-Poster Peer Review Form
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